Analysis

  • max time kernel
    102s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/07/2026, 03:31

General

  • Target
    2026-07-05_bd96fd3ad26e61bf2ee571f483ad0e3d_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 939KB
  • Sample260705-d3g3dag13x
  • SHA256 4e1f1bbe63b6ed0257f8bd8dc651a9233aa71f3b7f839b0150d283ccefea7030
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 39 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 61 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_bd96fd3ad26e61bf2ee571f483ad0e3d_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_bd96fd3ad26e61bf2ee571f483ad0e3d_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3704
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:256

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 4e1f1bbe63b6ed0257f8bd8dc651a9233aa71f3b7f839b0150d283ccefea7030
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 968KB
        • SHA256 913d48375f281fe5e33274c7e35d46f61d58c4dba106917d851bb8af304251ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 f67d6005bc04ea8e3beadf08e30e22922a910a7719d77defbda254ca41e9d759
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 954KB
        • SHA256 f0f1e921120ea4a35be3a50fff4053e9055498b518ddfbac70c643a954b40992
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 7f071511bb5261cdf55ec51d49bc485f7285083c637ab668c7b7f2d09083b749
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 18b579a72848e74d47f25f50067c30243ca195a5f3a45f8c5427501cc5df14f6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 e70549ba57ebb5ab8df7b673d2014c7fe13a2ac26fa8684dc0fb991a31ee80f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 3606a5e20bdeb56a7f3944982158eeee1fb33e44d375e89073ac220a5beb9234
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 47108af2463b376ebc962369c087b8dc94bb43e8dec8d836d6e3b82b8341ad17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 82d4da02fb95af9dd320f3c668dd5251296630d9348d714676074769f8f8d076
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 0e7d5348b3f675cf554323903dabaf69eae76e8b9ecfa0f0c4518d7d709a445b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 760e6042d505f68014db7aa854fd0e109ff7ba1cf6f3ca629d8f587b53936060
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 8b6e884ce8e32185f191e8cfad92b6fcfbdd98e79c773006067a85aa41bcad78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 4288b95cd2cdfaae0da69c64c54d9fcecf8ce416c6d858fec217f68c3e417d61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 617b5b5f494d38aa6c050841f9664db9dcbce0bb4f50c5a49ad2ff883acae56c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 024f3d328645340e3335c285bff64f78f4c1d932154e585b86c27c3ac0064db8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 353de0056a3cc1ec8ef361b0b262f7b376c5f3156807211968fd64ad96f025e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 c4d783047d8239a846717d7681cf98628726d7b9d2f253b1c277d2ed97e4c71f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 49f2bc8f6b640ca02fb904e9d45f94b2b9728609d50a2d363bd8e84a09513b0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 fafa0e0927f27b4e2a9c4ebe4a9b8f4b6e275b6b45f768741605219f7c2086e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 49c84e091a05ec972696c1fef40f1eb06fe8fbfc02d918e55638cdb16256eed2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 2f38f69dcf8383d7bd73a4d30990bc11e2edbcdb691ec4595116ed5a3c1bf233
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 f4aabbef626e40d6cf267e29a4db201e312ad90370ffbbd6efa4ff5d8f7953d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 6358ffd96c7c2b51d86f206c18b8091cdf0b34b8a4a3fe7d0abcc6fb35d7ae96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 40afabb0daa6ba1c9bc51a0c1c5b58269486e3a075cf32bf4c5aa7efe06c98da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 5da0d4ffdcd744db11108923b6e04b667718fa728f2c9f48921c41db22795189
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 33e07ff302c76838e171df032ce7423fdf82bca84d1ebfa0d7cdc2fd20aeb8ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 cb6779a6e3cf90f11f500d72d330de79e6fc806bc04a899499c0dee3c77a307c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 b25b209f15d4895a0242fb2d780422bb1fb2254095e3245e4ef06d8faa1da1b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 077a5c11011d62c74709f6a2c6dfbfe7e91975b213660b6140acdf1df9fa007d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 5d911b90a23d7e1911a6ab5ab99a8a60072c532e2dd42ebe5837baafa7c6e158
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 edad03fd795b21c6f9e17a34b2731e8719f85a623dbe7f6bfbeb5f6bcc64933c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 01366918d8f4cea9cf486cb58b2b983ef90b5bb9e6ad4148e11744432b46fdbd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 21ac480007e977fbde270683ae415e9fa32191a9df74876a602c821bef50bac7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 ff2c00a8e4108cd034533efc21c794b8d48957e18ba1492837541603fcc87f0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 be76867eca550e0bb44cd33dae26842a07333e9e0969da8aa4303562814eed82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/256-1994-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3704-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3704-1981-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp